Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-13
GENERAL MARKETS,
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. I2.-Flour firm, with a
good demand-the prices ranging from 81 100
90. Wheat opened firm and &c higseT, and
continued go until near the cIose, when 1t
weakened and closed steady; No. red cash
11E@724c; Octoblr 7l&G, closing 7l4c Novem-
1sr e DECEMBER # z eEing Msg
39A04Jc; October 39Tc; November $3.50;
January 3S1503skc. closing 3S14c; May l@4lAG,
c,osing at 4l%"; Oats unchanged; cash 2 ~
o, IN meal steady, 81 0502 10 WhisEey steady
81 O5. Provisions weak; pork irregular. new
$1425 Lara, Sc 25@6 80 Dry sslt meats-Mixed
ribs 81 45@75 so; short clears s. 62@7 70.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders $6l2h, Icing
clears S. %; clear ribs $3.50; short clears S. u.
Hams steady at $l9S14. Afternoon boa G
7IKc; November IKE bid: December 72Ac.
Corn lower and o sales, except May at Ac.
Oats quiet; May 2s1c.
NEW YORK. Oct l2,-Coffee-Spot, fair; Rio
firm at 1890. Options 1920 POINTS higher
anu moderately active; ISLES, 60,575 bag; Octo-
Der, II 60; November, II 75@17 80; De ,ember,
II Goals 05; January, II 80; February. II So6
IS co.; March, II sO@18 90; april, II Is; May,
II 3O0l7 80; November (1sss) II 009I7 lO:s De
cember Q8Ss) is IS. Sugar firm, fair re6ned
1915; refined firm; mould A SOS I I6
standard 13 Ice; confectionery 100
exc; powdered SIC; graduated 6l-l606&c;
cub s 64%66 5 16c.
CHICAGO, liz, Oct 12-When session
opened on Change there wasishow Of activity,
but IL was delusive, for extreme dizziness fol-
lowed Ia all crowas except sea pers In wheat
and business N that pit was light and togeth
er l. CAL First indications were for better
wheat and corn before IL q. m.r when wheat
was off q and corn q Corn crowd deserted
pit very largely. Tactics 'perated against very
favorable cables, but wheat operators stuck to
business aud before noon December rallied
to 72kc after touching lh9T3Ic While mach
of the business In the wheat pit was of scalping
order, underneath this there was considera
Bile quiet investing by holders. this with tact
except when scalpers attempted 60 realize, gave
the market an upward tendency. The most
depressing time Of the day followed the open;
ing; sold down to 7O'1; d cember to az and
May to tx, At noon November was at II &, &c
better than Tuesdays close; December at RS,
&c better than close, and MAY at Is. The last
local sellers and cl sing quotations were, com
pared with Tuesday, a shade better for near
puts and one point off for Nav; November 70H (;
December 721s; May 77x@.7H. Cables were
so were light receipts, but the spirit
of selling was the ruling one of
day and bears easily pulled corn down &c
without even getuog up activity In the pit.
Charters were liberal, 47s009 bushels, but this
was not known In time TO affect the market
Receipts were 3i6 cars with 375 cars predicted
closed at 45lc: December sold down from Axe
to 4lxc and May at 4s% to 44zc lowest and
closing prices Provisions were weak r and
prices averaged lower, but at decline fair
business was done. Receipts Of hogs were lar
ger and prices lower This had a depressing
effect on holders of produce and stock came out
freely, the principal break being zoo
on October short ribs, which were left alone by
packers and closed at 81 20. January dropped
SC and closed at Sc liz. october lard opened
| st S. SIX, declined to Sc PIX and closed easy
The shipping demand having fallen off, other
futures dtopped sc and closed weak at the bot
tom, Pork broke sc and January closed 8
s12 2a1z. The leadieg futures closed as follows
Wheat October 692zc; November 705sc; De
cember 727Sc; May 775sc. Corn.O October 4lHc
Mess pork-January Sla 22k. Lard October
s. 21K; November SO %; De
cember Sc. Is; January Sc 32K. Shor
ribs - October 81 ok. Cash quo
| tstions were firm. Flour Unchanged